# Accident 20000305012169A: Alon A2, Osceola, IA, March 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2000, 14:06 local time
- Place: Osceola, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0299° N, 93.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0299&lon=-93.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6560Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6560Q-2000-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000305012169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) MR. DONALD WALTZ EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS ON CLIMB OUT FROM RWY 18 AT APPROX. 300'AGL. HE THEN TRIED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT, AFTER 270 DEGREES OF TURN ON A HEADING OF APPROX. 270 DEGREES, THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN WINGS LEVEL 300 YARDS EAST OF RWY 18-36 IN A SOFT SOY BEAN FIELD. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE NOSE COLLAPSED, AND THE A/C FLIPPED OVER CRUISING THE CANOPY, MAKING EGRESS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. THE A/C HAD FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS AND THE GROUND UNDER THE FUSELAGE TANK WAS WET FROM FUEL SPILLAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA086), Mar 5, 2000: Alon Ercoupe (N6560Q), Osceola, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to an undetermined blockage in the fuel line from the header tank to the gascolator. Factors relating to this accident were the blocked fuel line and the rough terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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